Tandoori Gobhi/Cauliflower Made On Gas Stove#SundayFunday

Tandoori Gobhi is a popular Indian appetizer, full of flavor, delicious and mouthwatering. Since I do no have a tandoor at home this my take on the the traditional tandoor cooking. I have made this on a gas stove and given it smoked flavor.
Ingredients
For The Cauliflower/Gobi Florets 
20 Florets Gobhi/Cauliflower
1 Teaspoon Lemon Juice or White Vinegar
Salt to taste
Water as required - to boil the florets
6 -7 Baby Potatoes - cut into half and boiled till done
For The Marinade 
200 Grams Yogurt -whisked
Salt to taste
Black Salt to taste
1 Tablespoon Kashmiri Red Chilly powder
½ Teaspoon Amchur powder 
½ Teaspoon Cumin Powder 
½ Tablespoon Lemon Juice 
1 Tablespoon Chutney Chana - grind to a fine powder
½ Teaspoon Kasuri Methi
1 Teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste
2 Tablespoons Mustard Oil 
For The Smoked Flavor 
A Piece of Charcoal
1 Teaspoon Ghee
Melted Butter as required or to baste

Method
Boil the baby potatoes with salt till firm and done. Drain and let is cool completely.
For The Cauliflower/Gobi Florets
In a large saucepan or kadhai, pour water and bring it to a boil. Once the water comes to a rapid boil add the vinegar.

Add the cauliflower floret. Boil for about 2-3 minutes or until the stalks turn translucent. Please retain the stalks of the florets.  Once done, turn off the flame and strain the florets and keep it aside to dry and cool down.

For The Marinade
In a large mixing bowl combine, yogurt, cumin powder, black salt, Kashmiri red chili powder, chutney chana powder, salt, lemon juice, amchur powder, kasuri methi and ginger garlic paste.

In a tadka pan pour the mustard oil and over high flame heat the oil until smoky. Once done pour the oil into the marinade mixture, combine everything well.


For The Tandoori Gobhi
Add the florets and baby potatoes to the marinade and then using a spoon; start to coat them very well. Using you hand mix until all the florets are well coated with the marinade. 
To give them a smoky flavor, make a small katori and keep it in the center. Place a hot piece of charcoal in the center and pour the ghee on top.
Immediately cover the mixing bowl and leave it covered for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes remove the lid and the charcoal, a beautiful aroma of smoke it emitted from them.
You will also notice some excess water from at the bottom of the bowl, add the boiled baby potatoes and using your hand simply mix everything once again very well.

For this the use of metal skewers recommended.
Skewer the gobi pieces on the metal skewers, piece by piece, starting with a piece of potato and then followed by the gobi. 
Insert from the stalk side and remove from the other edge, towards the end add another potato piece and your Tandoori Gobhi is ready.
Once all the skewers are done, cook the tandoori gobhi over direct heat for 2-3 minute or until you see black spots.
Once all the skewers are done, baste the gobhi with oil. Cook the gobhi over high flame once again for about 30 seconds.
Remove the gobhi and potatoes using a knife and place them on a serving plate.
Serve the Tandoori Gobhi with green chutney.
Enjoy!!
Labels: Appetizers , Snack, Homemade, Vegan, Tandoori, Cauliflower, Gluten Free, Healthy, Homemade,  Smoked, Sunday Funday
For our event called Sunday Funday, wherein we share recipes our families will love to enjoy on a Sunday. Our host for this week's event is Stacy of Food Lust People Love.  

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Homemade Dulce De Leche - Pressure Cooker#MultiCookerMonday

There are different ways ways to make Dulce de Leche which is a delicious caramel. Here is a easy and quick method to make this caramel, which is hassle free and requires no attention.

Ingredients
1 Can (14oz) Condensed Milk
Water

Method
In a pressure cooker place the can and cover the cooker with water till the can is submerged and the water is two inches above the can.
Place the cooker on high flame and take 2 whistles then reduce the flame on medium low and let is cook for just 15 minutes. After 15 minutes switch off the flame and let the cooker cool completely. When it cools, remove the can and let this can cool completely, then refrigerate it for at least 3 hours. 
After 3 hours open the can and ta da a quick and easy Dulce De Leche is ready to use.

Labels: Condensed Milk, Pressure Cooker, Dulce De Leche, Homemade, Multi Cooker Monday   

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Fruity Birthday Cake#SundayFunday

This is my hubby birthday cake. A Sponge Cake with tinned fruit cocktail and mango chocolate ganache. A soft and delicious birthday cake. This is a fatless sponge cake, contains no butter or oil.

Ingredients 
2 Large Eggs 
50 Grams All Purpose Flour 
50 Grams Caster Sugar 
½ Teaspoon Vanilla Essence 
½ Teaspoon Baking Powder 
For Assembling The Cake  
1 Tin Fruit Cocktail 
1 Cup Whipping Cream  
For The Mango Ganache 
100 Grams Mango Chocolate 
100 Grams Heavy Cream

Method
Beat eggs and sugar till light, fluffy, it should triple in volume and become pale in color. Now add essence and lightly mix it.
Add in the sieved flour and baking powder, gently fold in the egg mixture with a spatula lightly.
Spread mixture in 6" loose bottom pan that is well greased and lined the base with parchment paper.
Bake in a pre heated oven for 20 - 25 minutes on 180°C or until a skewer comes out clean. Cool the cake overnight.

For Assembling The Cake
Open the fruit cocktail tin and strain the fruit in a strainer till all the syrup is drained. Keep the water and fruits aside in seperate bowls.

Whip the cream till stiff peaks are formed. Keep this in the refrigerator till ready to use.

Melt the mango chocolate and cream, whisk it well, pour this in the piping bag. Keep this aside.
Slice the cake into two parts.
Take one part and brush the top with fruit cocktail syrup. Pipe the whipped cream and evenly spread it with a offset knife. Drizzle little of the mango ganache and top it with fruit cocktail. Now place the other part of the cake on top. 
Lightly press it and again moisten the top with fruit cocktail syrup. Pipe the cake top and sides with the whipped cream. Drizzle the mango ganache on top and the sides of the cake. Pipe flowers and press in edible colored beads. Refrigerate it for at least 2 hours.
Slice and Enjoy!! 
Labels: Birthday cake, Fruit Cocktail, Sunday Funday, Cakes

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Healthy Lauki/Bottle Gourd Soup#Soupswappers

Light and healthy bottle gourd/lauki soup with less spices, a simple soup to enjoy! I had some stems of broccoli, which I did not want to throw away used it in this soup. It added a beautiful flavor to the soup.

Ingredients
2 Cups Lauki/Bottle Gourd -peeled and chopped 
1 Small Onion - chopped
1" Piece Ginger
1 Green Chilly - cut into 2 bits
Few Stems of Broccoli - optional
3 Cloves
1 Teaspoon Oil
1 Vegetable Seasoning Cube
Salt to taste
For the Seasoning
1 Teaspoon Desi Ghee/Butter
A Dash of Black pepper powder


Method
In a pressure cooker, heat oil, add onions, ginger, cloves, green chilly, bottle gourd and broccoli stems, sauté on medium high for 2 minutes.
Add water to cover the vegetables and cook on high pressure for one whistle.
Once the pressure cooker has cooled, drain the cooked vegetables and remove the cloves, ginger and green chilly pieces and reserve the broth.
Blend the remaining drained vegetables to a fine paste and transfer to a saucepan along with the strained broth.
Add salt to taste along with a small cube of veg seasoning.
Mix well, bring to a boil and reduce flame to low. Simmer for about 5 to 7 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare the Seasoning.
Heat desi ghee in a small saucepan and once melted, add pepper powder and fry for a few seconds.
Spoon the soup into the bowl and drizzle the pepper seasoning on top!!
Serve hot, light and soothing lauki or bottle gourd soup with toasted bread on the side.
Enjoy!!

Labels: Soup, Soup Swappers, Lauki, Broccoli, Healthy, Gluten free, Vegetarian

For this month's Soup Swappers event the theme is "Favorite Soups For Father's Day" and our host is Camilla of Culinary Adventures with Camilla .    

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Prawn & Onion Stir Fry#FishFriday

It’s a great dish if you want to rustle up something on the spur of the moment. Just defrost the prawns and rest of the preparation is done in 10 minutes.

Serves 2
Ingredients 
250 Grams Prawns - I used frozen
1 Small Capsicum - sliced
2 Large Onions - sliced
1 Small Potato - sliced into roundels
3 Green Chillies - de seeded & slit
1 Teaspoon Red Chilly Powder  
½ Teaspoon Garam Masala Powder 
¼ Teaspoon Turmeric Powder  
Salt To Taste  
2 -3 Tablespoons Oil

Method
Heat oil in a pan add onions, green chillies, and fry till the onions are translucent and soft. Add all the spice powders and sliced potato, fry for a minute or two. Let the potato cook till they are done but firm. Add in the prawns and sauté to coat the prawns with the spices, add salt to taste, capsicum and let the prawns cook till done for about 4 -5 minutes only. Garnish with coriander leaves and a dash of lemon juice. This goes really well with chapattis, paratha or with dal and rice. 
Enjoy!!  

Labels: Seafood/Fish, Stir Fry, Prawns, Serves Two, Side Dish, Fish Friday

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Date & Walnut Bundt#BundtBakers

I don't remember my father baking for us. Only when my mummy would be ill, my dad would go into kitchen and cook for us something that was the easiest, omelette and fried bananas, then he would cut plenty of fruits and keep them for us to enjoy for lunch on that day only. For the rest of the days and meals when mummy was in bed my aunt would come and cook for us. As such my father never cooked in the kitchen. 
This is one of my dad's favorite cake. My dad must have something to with his evening tea. This is delicious enough on it's own and requires no frosting.

Ingredients
225 Grams Seedless Dates - chopped
½ Teaspoon Baking Soda
100 Ml Warm Water
85 Grams Butter
115 Grams Caster Sugar
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Essence
115 Grams All Purpose Flour
2 Eggs - separated
¾ Teaspoon Baking powder
60 Grams Walnuts - chopped

Method
Soak the dates overnight in warm water mixed with baking  soda.
Separate the eggs - yolks and whites. Whisk the whites till stiff and keep aside.
Cream butter and sugar well till light and fluffy. Add the yolk one at a time and beat it well then add the other and beat that well. Add in the essence and mix well. Now fold in the flour alternating with the dates and walnuts. When all the flour and dates and walnuts are incorporated then gently fold in the whites. 
Pour this in a greased and floured bundt pan and bake in a preheated oven 150°C for about 30 - 35 minutes. 
Let it cool for 10 minutes.
 Then un mold and
let it cool completely on a wire rack.
Slice & Enjoy !!
Labels: Bundt, Bundt Bakers, Dates, Walnuts  

  

#BundtBakers is a group of Bundt loving bakers who get together once a month to bake Bundts with a common ingredient or themeYou can see all of our lovely Bundts by following our Pinterest board. We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient. Updated links for all of our past events and more information about BundtBakers, can be found on our home page. ;">
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Sourdough Discard Pancakes#BreadBakers

Our breakfast is a most important meal of the day, where we, have a scrumptious and delicious one. There are many choices for breakfast like pancakes, idli, dosa, upma, poha, crepes, chillas etc. But this is my new found liking , a fluffy sourdough pancake made with sourdough discard, a another way to use the discard and make something deliciously good for breakfast. 
These pancakes are so easy to make you preferment the dough and keep it aside in your kitchen counter, next day morning add rest of the ingredients and your ready to make breakfast.
The pre-ferment, means, the pancakes will get a lot of developed taste.

Makes 10 Pancakes
Ingredients
For The Pre-ferment
250 Grams All Purpose Flour
30 Grams Sugar
250 Grams Sourdough Starter Discard -** My Notes
500 Ml Buttermilk

For The Batter - To Be Added In the Morning
2 Eggs
50 Grams Unsalted Butter - melted - I used salted
¾ Teaspoon Sea Salt - ** My Notes
1 Teaspoon Level Baking Soda - ** My Notes

Method 
For The Pre-ferment
The night before mix in all the given ingredients and cling wrap the bowl. Leave covered at room temperature overnight.

For The Batter - To Be Added In the Morning
In a medium mixing bowl add eggs , melted butter, mix until combined. Tip in the pre-ferment, mix in the baking soda, salt and mix it well. The batter should bubble up.

To Make The Pancakes
Heat a small or medium pan on medium flame.
Melt about a teaspoon of butter and distribute evenly on the pan. Pour a ladle full of batter on the pan ( Do not spread) and let it cook until the top is full of holes and it's slightly cooked. 
Flip the pancake and let it cook until the other side is golden brown. Continue until all of the batter has been turned into pancakes.
Place the pancake on a serving plate, place a small cube of butter on top. 
Do this every time you place a pancake over each other.
They are all ready and looking deliciously good!!
Enjoy these pancakes with some fresh fruit or with maple syrup!
These are light, fluffy, deliciously well-fermented and enriched flavor pancakes, you will love them!!

My Notes
** I have used salted butter hence reduced the salt to ½ teaspoon.
** The sourdough discard was semi active, hence the batter was double and bubbly in the morning, so I, used only ¾ teaspoon level baking soda.
If you don’t have buttermilk you can use regular or plant based milk and mix it with 2 tablespoons of white vinegar. Leave on the counter for 5 to 10 minutes after mixing and you have a buttermilk.
If you want to make the pancakes vegan you can use either vegetable oil or a plant-based butter and omit the eggs.

Labels: Breakfast, Dessert, American, Pancake, Sourdough, Sourdough Discard, Healthy, Bread Bakers, International Cuisine

#BreadBakers is a group of bread loving bakers who get together once a month to bake bread with a common ingredient or theme. Follow our Pinterest board right here. Links are also updated each month on this home page.  We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient.
This month’s event is Breakfast Bread hosted by Zesty South Indian Kitchen
                                           
And don’t forget to check out all the amazing Breakfast Breads baked by our talented bakers ~ Bread Baker's Event for June 2021 . 

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